A dozen yoga studios in Bordeaux opened their doors on Monday, with compulsory masks during sessions, braving the closure of sports halls and asking the authorities to correct their posture.
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In an open letter, these studios "
stunned by this new directive
" of closure, indicate having decided to continue their activity with further strengthened health measures, while noting that since the resumption in June "
we have had less within our structures. 0.1% of cases
”.
"
It's not headlong rebellion
," Séverine Hermary, founder of the Satnam club, installed in a bourgeois building in the city center told AFP.
For her, not closing, "
it is a matter of common sense
".
Social distancing, reduction in the number of participants per course (9 maximum), markings on the ground, reinforced hygiene and, since Monday, wearing a mask during the sessions: “
Our activity respects all sanitary conditions.
Doing yoga with a mask is possible, by adapting the practice
”, Sévérine Hermary assures us.
With the current measures, "
we are not in confined spaces, in any case much less than in a bar or at the FNAC
", she said again, while sports halls and gymnasiums had to close for 15 days in Gironde , classified as “
enhanced
”
red alert
by the authorities.
The head of the Satnam club claims to have had a call from the police on Monday morning: "
I also invited them to come and see that everything is being respected
."
According to Séverine Hermary, attendance was normal on Monday and the practitioners were grateful to be able to attend the classes.
Patron Saint of Yoga With You, Agnès Cassonnet is angry with the authorities: "
I do not question the Covid, I am a former nurse, but I blame the government for its lack of consistency
".
“
The dance can continue but yoga cannot, although it is sometimes practiced in the same places.
I want someone to explain to me why!
".
"
When a professor calls me in tears because he will no longer be able to pay his rent if we close, I want to fight,
" she said, "
the financial consequences are primarily on them, this are almost all self-employed
”.
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“
Closing the studios, for practitioners, is adding stress where there is already a lot of it,
” assures Laura Lobjoit, from the BelliBulle studio, associated with the Bordeaux approach itself resulting from a movement launched in Paris.
For its very small structure, a closure of 15 days, "
in full registration phase
" and just before the break from the All Saints holidays, would be "" at the economic level.
